Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Netflix posted third-quarter earnings Thursday that beat on the top and bottom lines as its advertising business continued to grow. The streamer’s ad-tier memberships jumped 35% quarter over quarter. The company is on track to launch the service in Canada in the coming quarter and more broadly in 2025. While Netflix …
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Aitana Bonmati skips Spain friendlies as concerns over schedule congestion plague women’s, men’s soccer
Women’s World Cup and Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati will miss Spain’s friendlies this month in order to rest, a move that highlights the growing concern over fixture congestion in both women’s and men’s soccer. “We have spoken with Barcelona and with Aitana and we believe what she needs is to rest,” Spain head coach Montse Tome said in a …
Read More »Google CEO names new search, ads boss, Raghavan to chief technologist
Google is replacing Prabhakar Raghavan, the company’s search and ads boss, with longtime Google executive Nick Fox. The move was announced by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who said in a blog post on Thursday that Raghavan will be moving into the role of chief technologist after 12 years of leading teams across the search company. Raghavan will continue to report …
Read More »Does Thomas Tuchel taking the England job and Mauricio Pochettino leading USMNT mean a change in men’s soccer?
For countless years, the international game has functioned as something between a way station and a retirement community for members of the coaching profession. The club game offered the chance to forge your own philosophy on the training field, to assemble the greatest talent you could find across the globe, to earn the biggest bucks. Alternatively you could take the …
Read More »The changing face of India’s rich
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. India is mourning the death of Ratan Tata, the visionary industrialist and philanthropist. The former chairman of the Tata Group is known …
Read More »USWNT roster: Post-Olympic October squad contains gold medal heroes as well as fresh faces for Emma Hayes
The United States women’s national team will compete in a trio of friendlies in October and head coach Emma Hayes has named a 26-player roster for the upcoming training camps ahead of those matches. The squad will face Iceland and Argentina in their first matches post-Olympics and the first games at home on U.S. soil since the 2024 Concacaf W …
Read More »Israeli military says it is investigating possible killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
People are reflected in a window displaying a poster of newly appointed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Chris Mcgrath | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Israeli military on Thursday said it was investigating the “possibility” that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three militants killed in an operation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defense Forces added that the …
Read More »UK’s Ofcom warns of big fines for tech giants under Online Safety Act
Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Technology giants could face “significant” fines if they don’t comply with the U.K.’s internet safety regulations, which are set to enter into force in two months’ time, the British media regulator Ofcom warned Thursday. The Online Safety Act includes sweeping new rules that will force large tech firms to do more to …
Read More »ASML 2025 outlook shows US chip export curbs impacting China sales
An ASML icon is being displayed on a circuit board, alongside the flags of the USA and China, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium, on January 4, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images ASML finally offered a first glimpse into how U.S. restrictions on exports of its advanced chip manufacturing tools to China will impact its …
Read More »Auto giants launch cheaper EVs in Paris — taking the fight to China
Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, beside a Citroen C5 Aircross Concept automobile at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images PARIS, France — Several of Europe’s biggest carmakers unveiled low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) at the Paris Motor Show this week, seeking to jump-start a demand slump …
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